Suurbekom
Suurbekom is a railway station in Westonaria, West Rand District Municipality, Gauteng and has an elevation of 1,611 metres. Suurbekom is situated nearby to the suburb Bekkersdal.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bekkersdal and Lenasia.
Bekkersdal
Suburb
Photo: Wesley Fester, CC BY 2.0.
Bekkersdal is a township situated 7 km east of Westonaria and 14 km south of Randfontein in the Gauteng province. It was established in 1945, to house Africans who worked in town and at the surrounding gold mines. Bekkersdal is situated 5 km northwest of Suurbekom.
Lenasia
Town
Photo: WaseemLT, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Lenasia, also known as Lenz, is a suburb south of Soweto in the Gauteng province, South Africa, originally created to house Indians. It is located in Region G of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality. Lenasia is situated 8 km east of Suurbekom.
Protea Glen
Suburb
Protea Glen is a township of the City of Johannesburg, Gauteng Province, South Africa, located north of Lenasia and west of Soweto. The suburb was developed in the 1990s for middle-class residents. Protea Glen is situated 8 km northeast of Suurbekom.
Suurbekom
- Type: Railway station
- Also known as: “Zuurbekom” and “Zuurbekom Station”
- Categories: station and transportation
- Location: Westonaria, West Rand District Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
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Latitude
-26.30675° or 26° 18′ 24″ southLongitude
27.74752° or 27° 44′ 51″ eastElevation
1,611 metres (5,285 feet)Network
Metrorail GautengOpen location code
5G59MPVX+72OpenStreetMap ID
node 9166519544OpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=stationOpenStreetMap feature
railway=stationGeoNames ID
951260Wikidata ID
Q124425184
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From Afrikaans to French—“Suurbekom” goes by many names.
- Afrikaans: “Suurbekom”
- French: “gare de Suurbekom”
- French: “Suurbekom”
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